by Eric Mackay (1851 - 1898)
Translation Singable translation by Theodore Baker (1851 - 1934)
Ti saluto, Margherita
Language: Italian (Italiano)
Ti saluto, Margherita Fior di vita! ti saluto! Sci la speme del mattino Sei la gioja del giardino Ti saluto, Rosignolo Nel tuo duolo ti saluto! Sei l'amanti della rosa Che morendo si fa sposa: Ti saluto, Sol di Maggio Col tuo raggio, ti saluto! Sei l'Apollo del passato Sei l'amore in coronato Ti saluto, Donna mia, Casta e pia, ... ti saluto! Sei la diva dei desiri, Sei la Santa dei Sospiri.
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Confirmed with Eric Mackay, Love letters of a violinist and other poems, New York : Brentano's, 1894, p.273
Text Authorship:
- by Eric Mackay (1851 - 1898), "I miei saluti", appears in Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems, in Italian Poems [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ann Sheppard Mounsey (1811 - 1891), as Ann Sheppard Bartholomew, "Ti saluto. A Salutation", subtitle: "Song ", 1879 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin (1862 - 1901), "Ti Saluto !", copyright © 1894 [ voice and piano ], G. Schirmer jr., also set in English [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Theodore Baker (1851 - 1934) ; composed by Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin.
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This text was added to the website: 2024-07-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 72
Thine my greeting
Language: English after the Italian (Italiano)
Thine my greeting, Margarita Lifeflow'r sweet, a joyful greeting! Thou, of morn the britghtest pleasur Thou the garden's sweetest treasure: Nightingale, to ,thee my greeting To thy mournful strain entreating: Thou the rose's faithful lover O'er her dying charms dost hover: Thine my greeting, Bright Maymorning At the dawning thine my greeting! Godess, thou of mem'ries dearest In love's crown of gems the clearest Thine my greetin, lady fairest Purest, rarest; Thy my greeting! Thou, the boon my heart desireth Saint to whom my soul aspireth
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Theodore Baker (1851 - 1934) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Eric Mackay (1851 - 1898), "I miei saluti", appears in Love Letters of a Violinist and Other Poems, in Italian Poems
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin (1862 - 1901), "Thine my greeting", copyright © 1894 [ voice and piano ], G. Schirmer jr., also set in Italian (Italiano) [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2024-07-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 86